Case Study: EC2 IT achieves reliable, low-cost virtual shared storage and VMware high availability with StarWind Software (StarWind Virtual SAN)

EC2 IT enjoys benefits of a reliable inexpensive virtual shared storage with StarWind Virtual SAN

EC2 IT, a City of London–based IT services provider for SMEs (up to 250 staff), needed a reliable, low-cost shared storage solution for its mixed virtual and physical VMware environment. Local storage prevented use of VMware high-availability features, while traditional SANs were too expensive and presented a potential single point of failure; competing virtual SAN options that required three ESXi hosts were also beyond budget.

EC2 IT deployed StarWind Virtual SAN, testing the free edition before upgrading to the Standard version; the solution delivered strong performance, enabled VMware live migration and high availability, and was supported by responsive vendor assistance. The result is a dependable, inexpensive virtual shared storage solution that meets their needs and that they now confidently recommend to clients.

EC2IT

Adam Gill

Network Systems Manager